Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder

Considerable axial compression stress exists in the stiffening girder of self-anchored suspension bridges. Therefore, failures of self-anchored suspension bridges will be either due to material failure or instability of the stiffening girder, which will be the major concerns. In this study, the span...

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Main Authors: Cunyu Cui, Changyan Niu, Jianguo Dai, Yongcheng Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2023.2270010
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author Cunyu Cui
Changyan Niu
Jianguo Dai
Yongcheng Lu
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Changyan Niu
Jianguo Dai
Yongcheng Lu
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description Considerable axial compression stress exists in the stiffening girder of self-anchored suspension bridges. Therefore, failures of self-anchored suspension bridges will be either due to material failure or instability of the stiffening girder, which will be the major concerns. In this study, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges is studied based both on the stability and compression strength of the stiffening girder. Theoretical analysis reveals that, due to the elastic supports provided by the main cables and suspenders, in-plane elastic buckling of the stiffening girder is prevented. However, the stiffening girder may still buckle in the transverse direction. The extreme span length of self-anchored suspension bridges increases as the rise-to-span ratio increases. For general bridge designs, when the rise-to-span ratio is smaller than that of a bridge-specific turn point value, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges is directly proportional to the rise-to-span ratio; however, when the rise-to-span ratio is larger than that of the turn point value, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges is proportional to the 1/3rd power of the rise-to-span ratio. Besides, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges will increase as the width or yielding strength of the stiffening girder increases.
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spelling doaj.art-c2751dcb64ed496180e75e6261465bcf2023-10-24T10:30:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522023-10-010011110.1080/13467581.2023.22700102270010Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girderCunyu Cui0Changyan Niu1Jianguo Dai2Yongcheng Lu3hanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co Ltdhanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co Ltdhanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co Ltdhanghai Municipal Engineering Design Institute (Group) Co LtdConsiderable axial compression stress exists in the stiffening girder of self-anchored suspension bridges. Therefore, failures of self-anchored suspension bridges will be either due to material failure or instability of the stiffening girder, which will be the major concerns. In this study, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges is studied based both on the stability and compression strength of the stiffening girder. Theoretical analysis reveals that, due to the elastic supports provided by the main cables and suspenders, in-plane elastic buckling of the stiffening girder is prevented. However, the stiffening girder may still buckle in the transverse direction. The extreme span length of self-anchored suspension bridges increases as the rise-to-span ratio increases. For general bridge designs, when the rise-to-span ratio is smaller than that of a bridge-specific turn point value, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges is directly proportional to the rise-to-span ratio; however, when the rise-to-span ratio is larger than that of the turn point value, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges is proportional to the 1/3rd power of the rise-to-span ratio. Besides, the spanning capacity of self-anchored suspension bridges will increase as the width or yielding strength of the stiffening girder increases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2023.2270010deflection theorybuckling stabilityextreme span lengthcontinuous beamthree-moment equation method
spellingShingle Cunyu Cui
Changyan Niu
Jianguo Dai
Yongcheng Lu
Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
deflection theory
buckling stability
extreme span length
continuous beam
three-moment equation method
title Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
title_full Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
title_fullStr Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
title_full_unstemmed Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
title_short Spanning capacity analysis of self-anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
title_sort spanning capacity analysis of self anchored suspension bridges based on the stability and compression strength of stiffening girder
topic deflection theory
buckling stability
extreme span length
continuous beam
three-moment equation method
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2023.2270010
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